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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-16

a permanent cure,
and hearty"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05
STATE JOTTiNGS.

Fullerton piled up $24, 500 in improve.
mentS last year.
The new Lutheran church at North
Platte was dedicated last Sunday.
The Knox County bank building, Just
completed IN Creighton, cost $4,000.
A street railway company, with cap
ital OF $4,000, has been organized III Nor
folk.
Recent obituaries are convincing proofs
that an non est man is one of the "noblest
works"
The Barnum house at Nebraska City
has been sold to Il Beatrice gentleman
for S%1 900
The Fremont creamery turned out
3i2, 7l5 pounds of butter last year, an in
crease over the preceding year of 5l,05l
pounds.
DSome hungry sneak in North Platte,
chilled by the snail pace Of "sweet
charity" stole 500 of the poor fund held
in trust by FIR. Conway.
Dan Miller, Il Burt county boy Of egh-
teen, attempted to greet the new year
with gun was caught and cuil'ed by Il
blizzard and frozen to death.
Street cars, water works, railroads, q
bridge over the Missouri. and new manu-
factories will develop and take practical
form with the growth OF the year in
Nebraska City.
Mrs. Annie URourk, of Piattsmouth,
received the neat New Years present of
$1,000 from the family estate in Milwau-
kee. A purse of that size is profoundly
useful within checking range,
The Oakland Independent, under the
management of of the Henry boys, is a
typographical beauty The New Year S
greeting, on tinted paper, showed com
mendable snap ana enterprise.
Reflection of An Ola Bachelor" is the
title of story IN Burt county paper,
"Rellections on An Old Bachelor was
doubtless intended bat printers will
persist in marrAg the gems OF great
minds.
A local mathematician estimates that
Grand Islanders chew more than they
drink, baslng the calculations on the fact
that there are twenty-siN grocery and
provision stores in the town to twenty
live saloons. The |. m. gives coffee
grains and cloves prominent position
in the chewing column, and Omits the
gum action of the glrls,
Cupid called the turn on three pairs at
Ulysses last Wednesday. The arrowing
scene took place in the Congregatlonal
| church. The ceremonies started with
Frank Stiles and Miss jennie Concannon
| beng made man and wife, followed by d.
| N. Hankins and Miss Nellie Wright, and
Professor Lobdell, of Friend, and Miss
| Nettle Concannon. The triple tie was
| the holiday event IN the town. and there
| is some talk of beating the record by
| organizing a four in hand.
An Omaha kid, while cutting swell
| among the rosy gals of Columbus, gave
| an exhibition of the latest caper in waltz
| ing in one of the town stores. He was
| circulating around ike nutmeg on a
''smile" when he kicked the basement
from a stock of ink bottles, and meas
conveniently spilled themselves Of his
frame, delusing his duds from his tooth
nick toes to the fur on the collar on his
coat, He took. the night freight tor
Omaha, - = .~ -'.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

While the penny whistles organs of
democracy in Nebraska are piping shrill
tune of straight out democracy and fire
in-the.air in caucus, the leading demo
cratic newspapers throughout the coun-
try are giving serious and thoughtful
consideration to the senatorial contest in
this state and the duty of the Nebraska
democracy in connection with the can
didacy of General Van Wyck. Such
spokesmen of the most intelligent party
sentiment look upon the question from n
national standpoint. They set the valua-
bic public services of Charles H.Van Wyck
against his fcalty TO rcpublicanism,
which is unqucstioned, and urge his re-
election upon the democratic minority as
due to the best interests of good
government. Recognizing the fact that
with the Nebraska legislature over
whcimingly republican in both branches
there Is no chance for the election of n
democrat, these journals urge their party
representatives in this state to combine
with the Van Wyck republicans in assur-
ing the return to the senate of an honest
and capable man in the person of the
senior senator. The st. Louis Post Dis =
match has this to say on the subject:
The opportunity to elect Van Wyck Is the
first chance the Nebraska democrats have
eyer had of rendering the country real ser
vice, and we hope they will not throw it
away. OF tho so-caled democrats In the
senate there are few who have done moro
than Van Wyck for the cause of the masses
against the monopoly bosses. If there ia any
democrat is Nebraska who has the will or
ability to do more for that cause, he will GER
tainly advise the democrats that the electo n
of Van Wycl Is obviously the surest and
best thing in the cards for them.
These are manly words. They bespeak
both common sense and patriotism.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

diamond rings on her right hand and two big
diamonds in her cars.
Robert Downing, who is playing Spartacus
at the Star theatre, New York, used to run q
tobacco shop in Washington, ID, Q.
The late grain operator, William Newton
Sturges OF Chicago. made SG0O,0 by daring
speculations during the Russo.Turkish war.
Mrs. George B. Mcclellan is suggested by
the Detroit Free Press as deserving subject
Of the nations bounty in The shape Of a
pension.
George w. Chids, OF the Philadelphia
Ledger, has an income of S500,0OO a year,
and no man in the country makes better use
OF his money,
Ben Folsom is established in the United
States consulate at Sheffield, England, and
has had his new cards engraved. lie only
gets 81 800 a year.
John II. Smith, Philadelphia type
founder, has distributed SlO0,0O0 among va
rious charitable and educational institutions
in that city during the past year.
Henry Grady editor of the Atlanta Consti.
tuition, who created q sensation by his speech
in New York at the New England dinner, s
young, has piercing black eyes and black
hair ana Is peculiarly graceful orator
Daniel r. Bandmann claims to be worth
100000, yet he continues to parali2e audi
enccs in dime museums throughout the coull-
try claiming to be actuatcd by Il desire to
give the masses of the people a chance to
study ShalIespcarc.N
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05
lS2S-tSST.

Hannah Moore KOhdnc In Chicago Times.
/ closed closely-wrltten book last week.
a volume which no eye but mine will seek
Among the folioS laid away:
IL on each page did imprint far tlow'rS
Ol deeds, OF naught but leaves of wasted
hours,
No one save God and can say.
If many page is blurred with wishful tears,
Or from some turned-dOWn leaf stern con-
science rearS
lis hand and points at dismal stains;
! to erase may bl'l all power and skill,
Remolscfully my neart in tears distill
On memory'S page the mar remains.
Yet from crooked lines and careless blots
detaCe,
FL reap profit that will aid me grace
The white and gidcd, spOtleSS page
OF new book with faircr lines and pure,
High aims and loftier thoughts, that will
endure
The glaring light of any age.
Ideal deeds, from which will softly rise
Most fragrant incense, borne beyond the
skies
On unseen and unweared wings.
o powers invisible! with all thy might
Aid us to keep from blemiSh, mar, or blight
The spotless book the New Year brings.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

Ten years ago to denounce corporation
abuses was to be denounced as n red
handed riotcr and CONSCIOUSNESS dema.
gogue by the brass collared organs of tho
monopoly. To-day the mercilcss exac
tions of the corporations are responsible
for an Interstate commerce bill, for
planbs in both party platforms condemn.
ing the outrageous swindling and extor-
tons of corporate monopoly, and for q
public uprising which has converted two
thirds OF the press of the country to the
side of the people.
The attempts of the railroads to
control legislation in Missouri
through the election of notori-
Gus capper of jay in the place
of Senator Cockrell is awakening storm
Of Indignation in that state. In Ohio the
combination of two gigantic monopolies
to raise the price of coal by throwing all
the miners of the Hooking valley out of
work and restricting production has
famed the opposition to corporation
methods into flame of hatred. In
Nebraska the action of the confederated
monopolies in linking hands to throttle
liCCutI ltlllCuidI idNS, anu W tDhtiol lliC
election of United States senator in
place of General Van Wyck will be no
less powerful as q boomerang against
their interests. In the end the people
rule. Wealth and the corrupting touch
of giant corporations may for a time
obstruct the full expression of the popu-
lar will, but the leyulsion is inevitable
1t is for the corporations to see that it
does not prove disastrous. In the words
of the Springfield Republican, "the rail
roads are simply sowing the wind when
they step outside their legitimate func-
tons and undertake to control lcgisla-
lures. congress and the courts, or to force
up staple prices. Already the socialists
are pointing to them as the first place to
secure state control, and their corrup-
tions and high handed regulation of rates
leads men who are not Mt all socialists to
sympathizc with the idea. If, by and by,
the railroads reap the whirlwiud it will
be fruit from their own seed"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

much less $500; and Il was impossiblN
The detective stuck to his game, how.
ever, and suggested that So-and. so, a sa-
loon.keeper in the immediate vicinity,
was pretty good friend of his and would
probably advance him the money rather
than see him go to prison. Pushed to it,
the thief went to the saloon. keeper and
got the money.
Gas no handed It over to the black
mailer he said with tremor in his voice
that he would have to make it good be-
fore the week was out, and that he knew
of only one way to do 1t. There was n
house over on Green street that he
thought would be easy to work He was
light in weight and could Chamber
along and unaidcd up side porch and,
cutting out common wire screen in tho
second story window. gain entrance.
There was booty to be had in the hous
If he could find It, Bcseeching the dle.
tective's good offices in case he we
caught, he went his way.
" That night that very detective laid in|
wait at the alley running out into jack
son street near Green. where he could
overlook the porch of the house indi.
Gated. There ho lurlied until he saw his
creditor climb the fence, scale the porch,
enter the house, reappcar with his swag
ana, descending to the ground, sneak
away. What did he dog Stocktons tiger
or the lady query is no deeper, although
a clcveror, puzzle. He opened fire on
him. He came armed with two sclf.cock.
ing revolvors, and he empticd them both.
How the poor devil escaped is mystery
TO me. The thief dropped most of his
plundcr. lie recognized his assallant.
and 1t so ratified him that he was good for
no more burglariCs, and, being unable to
make good his pledge to the saloon.
Keeper, begged enough money to get out
of town on.
"But that is not all; the detective ro-
covered the swag dropped by tho thief,
told cock and bull story to the news.
paper reporters who wrote up half
column or more about the battle and
wound up by accepting 500 from the very
man whose house he had caused TO bu
burplauZcu ~
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05
A DETECTIVES PERFlDY.
Shaking Thief Down for $500 and
Then Trying to Kill Him.

Shaking a Thief Down for $500 and
Then Trying to Xii Him.
Chicago Herald ut was away back
in one of the seventies" said an old
night police reporter, that 1 was first
made aware that detectives were some
times greater villains than they were in
the habit of running down. From vari-
Gus goings on in Central station, which
was then on the Quincy street side of the
old Rookery building, / had jus. begun
to suspect as much. But one night q
well known Chicago criminal-ln not
give his name, because, although he had
been under sentence of death right here
in this very county, he now walks the
streets as proud as any man in all Chi
cago because he is earning a good
and honest liying-one night as
you please, was arrested after Il desper.
ale fight with the police at the amuse-
ment place known as the Coliseum, now
known as the Grand opera house. lie
had turned off the gas as the audience
was being dismissed for the purpose OF
picking their pockets as the crowd
passed out. II was said afterward that
he had no less than thirty pickpockets in
his service. lie had been drinking, and
was in talkatiVe mood when ] saw him
in his cell ut the Armory police station,
Like all others of his class ne claimed
that the police were prosecuting him, but
he was so earnest in his denunciation OF
one particular man on the city's detective
staff whom know had been responsible
for many of the arrests and ignomlnies
he had been made to endure, that | re.
solved TO listen to his tale ard hear him
through. lie sand IT was not for publica-
ton, at least not then, and after relating
his story gave me the name OF former
high standing official then in private life,
whom he said would cOrroboraUc hls
tale.
at was in brief this. His chum in.
criminal work was poor devil who was
dying of consumption, a thief all his
life, he would have reformed in the face
of the death he knew he must die, but re-
form was impossible. The hospitals
would not take him; he was not far
enough gone for that 10 live he must
steal, but, fearing the penltentiary he
confined himself to little depredatons,
which, should ne be caught, would send
him 10 the house OF correction in default
of fine. 4 certain detective at Central
statiOn-hes not there now-got on to
his racket and, knowing that he had
friends who would put up a small amount
of money TO save him, he land in ambush
for him regularly until he had accumu-
lated enough evidence and facts to 20 to
him and shake him down. as thieves
and detectives call it,. The shake
down" took place on Kinzie street,
The detective insisted upon having
$500 cash that very night, a mortgage
was overdue on his house and lot, and he
would lose it unless he got the money,
He pretended TO be desperate The poor
consumptye protested thdt he hadn I -,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

Bill That ought 20 Pass.
Among the measures to which the at
tention of the United States senate will
bo presently directed, the bill of Mr.
Beck to prohibit members of congress
from acting as attorneys for railroads is
not the least important. This bill was in.
troduced late in the last session and en-
countered considerable opposition on
very shallow grounds, failing of action
in common with somo other measures
which certain senators deemed desirable
to have deferred 1t was made special
order and should have come up at an
earlier date in the present session, so that
with its accrued rights of precedence 1t
cannot much longer be held back from
consideration. 1t will undoubtedly meet
the same speclous arguments in opposi-
ton that were offered when the bill was
first discussed, and if any way can be
found to give it further postponemcnt
that way will unquestionably be adopted.
The course already pursued regarding
this measure, entirely proper in its char
acter and honest in its purpose, has been
sufficient to convince the people that
many senators, If not.the majority of that
body, are involved in the service which
the bill proposes to deprive them of. The
opposition, however well masked behind
plausible sophistrcs, is fairly Judged by
the public to have its source in obligations
Tor which the railroad corporations of the
country have already paid literally. 1t
is as plain an acknowledged as could
be desired that crtain senators are now in
the pay of railroads, and that they are
unwillingto abandon this source of euol.
umcnt and perhaps also of political ud-
vantage. With respect to some of those
who went on record in opposition to the
bill, an attempt was made to avert or
mitigate the inevitable popular verdict
upon their sclf.convicting course, but it
was of no avail. Nor can anything they
or their apoogists may say hereafter re-
move tins verdict if they maintain their
attitude of hostility to thus bill. They can
vindicate themselves only by reversing
their former action.
The people believe that this bill ought
to prevail. They are convinced that n
great deal of consideration and favor
which congress, and more particularly
its upper branch, has for many years
shown the railroad corporations of the
country, were due largely to the evil
which the bill proposes to remove. They
believe it to be impossible to secure the
proper consideration and the just pro-
lection of their interests, when
coming in conflict with the
mercenary interests of the great
corporations, so long rs the latter have
their paid servants in the halls of legisla-
ton. They believe that this evil has be-
come so serious, after years of tolcration
that it demands the most heroic treat
ment. No halfway remedies. that as
sure only mitigation of the i'll effects of
the cancerous growth, will be acceptable
1t must be cut away root and branch
Every vestige must be destroyed and the
way closed against its reappcarance.
Only in this way can popular confidence
in the national senate now greatly i'm
paired, be restored. The bill in question
promises this consummation, and for the
honor of congress and the security of the
people 1t Ourht to become Il law
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

From tables prepared by the american
Grocer 1t appears that the wholesale cost
of staple articles of food were, with one
or two exceptions, lower than in 1885.
Higher prices have ruled for some of the
luXuries, such rs coffee and canned goods,
but as the advance was made mostly dur
ing the last quarter of the year, il has
not, to any appreciablc extent, influenced
the cost Of living. Consumers never be-
fore commanded n greater variety of
food, and of such high quality, rs in
1886, Wages are good, and the buyer can
get more for them to-day than at any pre-
vious time in a generation. Certainly
there is no cause for grievance so far as
the food supply is concerned. Sugar has
declined cent per pound; rice, 1@1f
cents; tea. 2c13 cents; butter has aver.
aged ll.16@2f cents per pound higher;
cheese, II cents higher on medium and
lower grades; eggs, 1t cents per dozen
lower; pork, $3.50 per barrel lower; lard
cent per pound lower. Flour has aver
aged Si,43 per barrel for straight winter
wheat, being the lowest average price on
record, Wheat sold at an average of 1@2
cents per bushel above the cost for two
preceding years. Canned goods range
from 10 To 20 per cent higher for most
sorts.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

The bulletin of the American Iron and
Steel association reviewing the iron and
steel industries of the country for 1886,
furnishes a very gratifying exhibit of the
business during last year in these impor-
tant branches of the nation S industry and
commerce. There was well maintained
activity throughout the year, and in every
department the results were considerably
in advance of the preceding year, toward
the close of which the Improvement had
begun which was continued through the
succeeding year. The production of pig
iron, Bessemor steel and steel rails, and
open hearth steel, was greater in 1886
than in any other year in the history of
these industries. The manufacture of
steel rails reached the great total of
100000 gross tons, over half a million
tons in excess of the preceding years
product, while other departments of steel
manufacture show equally large gains
Referring to the figures of iron and steel
production, the bulletin says "They are
marvellous in their mere magnitude, but
moro marvellous still in showing our pro-
gress as iron and steel producers in one
year" Ten million tons of iron ore
were produced during 1886, and
about one million tons were
imported. Our total importa-
tions of iron and steel, however, were
considerably heavier in 1886 than in 1885
Notwithstanding the greatly increased
demand prices advanced but slightly,
and the advance was made gradually,
The Improvement in the iron and steel
industries was due largely to the great
increase in railroad building, which was
mole than double that of the previous
year and exceeded 1000 miles. Regard
ing the outlook for the current year, the
bulletin says it is very favorable for gem
eral business and especially so for the in
dustries of which it treats Railroad
building promises to be even more act
i've this year than last. The opinion is
also expressed that prices must not ad-
vance, IN order to prevent such an influx
of iron and steel in 1887 as we have
rarely if ever experienced. The active
and healthy condition OF the IRON and
steel industries of the country is alway
rcassuring. and there Is in the exhibit of
last year s business and IN the outlook
for the current year abundant reasons
for indulging most hopeful anticipa-
tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

A good start has been made by the
lower house OF the legislature in the
election of an honest man for their
speaker. Honesty is always desirable,
but it becomes public necessity in q
position where its absence can be made
to work irrctrievabc disaster TO the in
terests of the people of the state. Hon,
N. V. Harlan, Of York, who VIII preside
over the house of repre- sontatives in the
present legislature, is man of brains, n
lawyer OF ability and a legislator OF
experience. More than all these he is q
citizen of unqucstioned integrity, of fixed
convictions and of sterling faith. Under
his direction the people of Nebraska can
be assured that there will be no occa-
sion when the lowest arts of the politi-
clan can clash with the interests of the
state. He can neither be bought
or bulldozcd. He won his election
through the respect which he awakened
in friend and foe and comes to his Office
unhampcrcd by pledges or promises
which might embarrass in the future the
exercise of his own honest Judgment
The efforts of the railroad brigade TO
defeat Mr.. Harlan's election because he
represented constituency which
pledged him to General Van Wyck's can
didacy were fruitess The brood of
small bore politicians headed by Dado
Agoo and the pcrenniallY fresh New
conner were shelyCd by rousing major.
ity in favor of the man from York. The
organization of the legislature shows
that the confcdcratcd mOnOpoles failed
in their plans of control at the outset. 1t
remains to be seen whether they viii sue.
coed any better in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-05

The rumor Of a Russo-Gcrman alliance
seems at last fully confirmed. Dispatches
to the London Times announce that tho
terms of the treaty have been fully agreed
upon and that De Giers and Bismarck
have exchanged pledges as to its fulfill
ment, In return for promise of neu.
trality in case of war between France
and Germany, the German chancellor
pledges the empire TO keep It's hands off
should war ensue between Russia and
Austria over the Balkan qucs-
ton. This is double stroke of
diplomacy. 1t assures Germany against
French aggression on the east and
destroys all hopes on the part of Austria
that beginning of operations against
Russia in the spring would have at least
the silent support of her German neigh
Dor. The effect upon both nations has
been most marked. France through her
ministry has declared that the policy of
the republic is pacific. The leading
journal in Vienna considers the situation
so desperate that il advises Austria to
submit and to let Russia work its own
sweet will in Southeastern Europe rather
than to tempt the ezar to precipitate a
conflict now.
Bismarck master stroke seems to as